John Hausdoerffer, PhD
Consulting Director of Story and Advancement
John moved to the Gunnison Basin in 1992 seeking deeper snow than his homeland near the Pocono Mountains. Now, he joins our team hoping to protect snow—and everything that snow nourishes—by elevating climate science. John’s doctorate, his quarter-century as a professor, and the six books he has published have all focused on the environmental humanities. In other words, John has dedicated his career to discovering how the power of story translates science into ecological ethics. John also runs the Philosophy Program at Western Colorado University, where he has taught environmental ethics and philosophy of science since 2001. At Western, John has also served as the founding Dean of the Clark Family School of Environment and Sustainability and as the founding Director of the Master's in Environmental Management. When not in Gothic or at Western, John can be found skiing with his daughters (year-round) in the Elk Mountains surrounding Crested Butte.